only the zest is green.

green ones are hard and hard to squeeze. better for garnish. when you are hand selecting from a bulk bin, go for the yellow ones with just a couple hard green ones to slice for garnish.

Or maybe I use them before they do? They're grown in the Florida Keys.

Key limes are the same as Mexican limes, but they may exhibit some variation due to growing conditions.

I have one in a large pot, growing in south east Arizona at 4500 feet.

That is actually something sellers will do.

And, their juice is yellow.

I live close to the Keys. A green key lime pie ain't never gonna pass my lips.

is not a German recipe. The chocolate was invented by a guy whose last name was German. He or most likely his wife came up with the cake recipe to sell the chocolate.

. . .happened back in 1852:

https://www.snopes.com/business/names/cake.asp

to get real Key Lime pie outside of the Florida Keys.

Seriously, there simply aren't that many Key Limes grown in the keys.

I've had Key Lime pie at the Ocean Reef Club on Key Largo... and it was soooo much better than "Key Lime" pie offered elsewhere.

Yes, I know that Key Limes are simply a variety of Limes... along with Persian Limes... but Key Limes grown in the Keys are just different than Key Limes are grown elsewhere (Mexico I understand). Perhaps it is the limestone soil in the Keys... or something else.

On my bucket list is to return to Key Largo and have some more before leaving this fine planet.

Made a mistake of using them in a ceviche once. Yeah, no.

a divine little spot set back in a mangrove woods on the last island before you cross into Key West.

It's divine.

An ultimate food experience of mine.

how are the keys recovering from Irma?

The worst I believe is in the Keys between Marathon and Key West. It's going to take a while for them to fully recover.

make it from a box from the grocery store.. some garnish perhaps Same as Ocean Reef IMHO

key lime pie had a pie crust and meringue topping, not graham cracker crust and cool whip topping.

Never been crazy about key lime pie. The pie crust and meringue would help. I once used a pretzel crust and threw in some Tequila and triple sec and called it a Margarita pie. It wasn't bad.

Never.

that and why Pink Floyd is blue?... then it hit me... cuz the band broke up!

It's my favorite pie!